Humanities 102 -World Culture Josefino Tulabing .Larena, AB, CPS,CPE,MPA

1. By : Penn T.
Larena, AB,
CPE,CPS,MPA

3. Flag of
England

4. England's Geography
• England is a part of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain, it’s an island situated off the
North West coast of Europe.
• Bordered by Scotland in the north, the
North Sea in the east, the English Channel in
the south and Wales in the west.
• Most of England is rolling hills.
• Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in
England with an elevation of 978 meters

5. Key Facts on
• Major CitEiesn: gLolnadonnd- Leeds- Liverpool-
Manchester.
• Capital: London with a population of 7,556,900.
• Population: 51,446,000 inhabitants.
• Geographic size: 130,395 km2 .
• National Anthem: None.
God Save the Queen, Land of Hope and Glory.
• Currency: Pound sterling (GBP).
• Sex Distribution:
– Males: 48.7%.
– Females: 51.3%.

6. Religions in
England
• 71.75% of England's population are
Christians.
• 22.52% is unidentified or non-religious.
• Other religious minorities include Muslims
which account for 3% of the population.
• There are also Jewish, Hindu and Sikh
minorities.

7. People
• WDhiitse t45r,0i8b2u,9t00ion
• Asian 2,914,900
• Black 1,447,900
1%
3%
• Mixed 870,000
6%
• Chinese 400,300
• Other 376,100 88%
England's
People Distrubution
1% 1%
White
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British
Mixed
Chinese, including British
Chinese

8. The United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern
• Usually referred tIo arse “”lTahen UdK.””,””United Kingdom””,
“”Great Britain””or “”Britain””.Britain is part of the
British isles in the north-west of Europe. Britain is a
union made up of four constituent countries:
• The Kingdom of England.
• The Kingdom of Scotland.
• The Principality of Wales.
• The Province of Northern Ireland

9.  England and Wales joined together in 1284 under
the statue of Rhuddlan.
 Scotland’s monarchy then joined England’s
monarchy in 1603.
 In 1707 the kingdoms of Scotland and England then
united together to form the kingdom of Great
Britain.
 In 1801 Ireland joined the union to form the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

10. • Due to disputes about religion, southern Ireland
declared independence but Northern Ireland
remained part of the United Kingdom

11. Capital
City
London

12. The Capital City
•The capital city of
England is London.
•London is a very
famous city.

13. •Lots of people go to
London for their holidays.
•London has lots of tourist
attractions.

14. Cultural and Heritage
•TToouurisrmisplamys a osigfni ficEannt pgalrta inn thde economic life in
England .
• Many other people come to England as tourists, and
this is economically beneficial.
• In the UK as a whole, tourism contributes 76
billion pounds to the British economy, and it employs
6.1% of the working population, making it the 6th
largest industry.
Cultural and heritage tourism :Britain's tourist industry
is principally "cultural" and "heritage" based, and
many tourists are attracted to England because of its
history.

15. Tower Bridge

16. The London Eye is a
giant ferris wheel on the
South Bank of the River
Thames in London. Also
known as the Millennium
Wheel, its official name
was originally the British
Airways London Eye,
then the Merlin
Entertainment London
Eye, between January
2011 and August 2014,
the EDF Energy London
Eye and is now called The
London Eye.

17. Big Ben is the nickname for
the Great Bell of the clock at the
north end of the Palace of
Westminster in London,[1] and
often extended to refer to the
clock and the clock tower.[2] The
tower is officially known as
the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as
such to celebrate the Diamond
Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to
being renamed in 2012 it was
known as simply "Clock Tower").

18. Cambridge might be best
known for its university, home to
some of the world’s greatest minds
(Milton, Darwin, Hawking, etc.).
But there’s a vibrant theatre and
arts scene here as well, and you’ll
find fantastic contemporary
restaurants mixed in with
traditional pubs.
Birds eye view of Cambridge
The city of Cambridge has the
world’s best university – The
University of Cambridge.

19. Liverpool is a vibrant city with
great cultural heritage and was
awarded the title of European
Capital of Culture 2008, with the
famous Pier Head Waterfront
being a UNESCO World Heritage
site since 2004. Liverpool is home
to the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra and is
also renowned for being the
birthplace of a wide range of
popular musicians including The
Beatles, Gerry & the
Pacemakers, Frankie goes to
Hollywood, Echo & the
Bunnymen and many more.

20. Stonehenge is
a prehistoric monument located
in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles
(3 km) west of Amesbury and 8
miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
One of the most famous sites in
the world, Stonehenge is the
remains of a ring of standing
stones set within earthworks. It is
in the middle of the most dense
complex of Neolithic and Bronze
Age monuments in England,
including several hundred burial
mounds

21. The regions of
England

22. •England has lots of
different regions
•They are all very
different

23. The North East
• It has lots of countryside
in Northumberland but it also has
some big cities.

24. Newcastle

25. Sunderland

26. Durham

27. Northumberland
National Park

28. Bamburgh Castle

29. Alnwick Castle
(Hogwarts!)
• The main location for the Harry Potter films

30. Chipchase Castle

31. The Angel of the North
• ‘The Angel of the North’ is a
huge sculpture
• It is a very famous and unusual
landmark in the North East of
England

34. North West England
• The North West is
well known for its
big cities and a large
rural area called the
Lake District.

35. Manchester

36. Liverpool

37. The Lake District
• The Lake District is the most
beautiful area in England.
• It is very popular with tourists.
• There are lots of hills to climb and
beautiful areas to walk around.
There are also lots of beautiful lakes

41. Yorkshire
•Yorkshire is
a very small
region

42. Leeds

43. Sheffield

44. The Midlands
• The Midlands is made up
of the East Midlands
and the West Midlands

45. The Midlands has England’s second
city: Birmingham

46. Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Stratford-Upon-Avon is in the West
Midlands.
• It is one of the most famous places in
England.
• It is where William Shakespeare was
born.
• It is a very beautiful place to visit.

48. East of England
• The East of England region
• It includes the counties of Essex,
Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Norfolk and Suffolk.

49. Cambridge

50. Peterborough

51. St. Albans

52. South East of England
• The South East of England is
a very large area and it is
England’s most populous
region.
It includes the Isle of Wight

53. Oxford

54. Isle of Wight

55. Windsor

56. The South West of England
• The South West is the
biggest region in
England
• It is said to be the leg of
England

57. Cornwall
• Cornwall has its own language, Cornish.
• It is famous for its food, especially Cornish
pasties.

58. Cornwall has
beautiful
beaches and
small towns

59. The Eden Project
• The Eden project is a famous tourist attraction
in Cornwall.
• It is full of exotic plants

60. v

61. Torquay, Devon

62. Bath, Somerset

63. Bournemouth, Dorset

64. London is also
famous for…
• Red buses

65. • The Underground

66. English Traditions

67. Typical English food
• A “Full English”
• This is a very popular dish in England for
breakfast
• The normal ingredients
are bacon, eggs,
tomatoes,
fried mushrooms,
fried bread
and sausages.

68. Tea!
• In England, it is very popular to have a cup of
tea at any time during the day!

69. They usually eat scones with their tea
These are
scones with
clotted
cream and
strawberries

71. Crumpets
A flat, small,
round piece
bread.
They are
usually eaten
with butter or
jam.

72. Fish and chips

73. Yorkshire puddings

74. Cumberland sausage

75. The Royal Family

76. • In England, the Royal Family is very popular.
• They live at Buckingham Palace.

77. • The Queen of England is called Elizabeth II
• She is 85 years old.
• She has two birthdays!
• Her real birthday is 21st of
April but because she is Queen,
she celebrates another one
in June.

78. Government
• Parliamentary democracy with
a constitutional monarchy.
• Queen Elizabeth II as a head of
the state.
• The continuity of the monarchy
has been interrupted only once
(the republic of 1649-60) in
over a thousand years.
• Parliaments is made up of the
House of common, the House
of lords and the Queen in her
constitutional role.

79. The Royal Family Tree

80. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess
of Cambridge
(William and Kate)

81. • In April 2011, William and Kate married.
The Royal Wedding
• It was a big celebration for everyone in
England.

84. Sports

85. England has a strong sporting
heritage, and during the 19th
century codified many sports that
are now played around the world.

86. Cricket
• A popular sport in England is cricket.
• It is played between two teams of
eleven players each who score runs
(points) by running between two sets
of three small, wooden posts
called wickets.

87. Cricket ground

88. Bat
Ball
Stumps

89. • At the moment, England are the best cricket
team in the world!

90. Tennis
• Wimbledon is the oldest tennis
tournament in the world.
• It is the most prestigious tennis
tournament in the world

92. At Wimbledon, all players must wear
white clothes.

93. Snooker Darts

94. Foot Ball
The Premier League is an English professional league for
association football clubs. At the top of the English
football league system, it is the country's primary
football competition. Contested by 20 clubs

95. England national football team whose home ground is
wembley stadium
England’s national football team has won the FIFA
world cup in 1966 the year they hosted the Cup

97. The Famous People
of
England

98. ROYALTY
Queen Elizabeth II

99. Actors and Actresses
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson Robert Pattinson

100. The cast of Harry Potter
Daniel
Radcliffe
Rupert
Grint
Emma
Watson

101. Simon Cowell

102. MUSIC ICONS
Paul McCartney One Direction

104. SPORTS
David Beckham

106. LITERARY
William Shakespeare